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35 Cards in this Set
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abet
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v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
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abeyance
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v. suspended action
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abject
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adj. wretched; lacking pride
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abjure
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v. renouce upon oath
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ablution
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n. washing
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abnegation
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n. repudiation; self-sacrifice
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abrogate
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adj. abolish
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abscound
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v. depart secretly and hide
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abstruse
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adj. obscure; profound; difficult to understand
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abrade
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v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode
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absolve
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v. pardon (an offense)
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abut
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v. border upon; adjoin
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accede
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v. agree
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acclivity
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n. sharp upslope of a hill
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accoutre
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v. equip
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accretion
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n. growth; increase
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accrue
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v. come about by addition
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acerbity
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n. bitterness of speech and temper
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aquittal
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n. deliverance from a charge
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acrid
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adj. sharp; bitterly pungent
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actuarial
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adj. calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
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actuate
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v. motivate
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acuity
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n. sharpness
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acumen
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n. mental keenness
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adage
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n. wise saying; proverb
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adamant
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adj. hard; inflexible
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addle
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v. muddle; drive crazy; become rotten
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adherent
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n. supporter
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adjunct
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n. something added on or attached (generally nonessential or inferior)
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admonish
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v. warn; reprove
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advent
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n. arrival
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adventitious
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adj. accidental; casual
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advocacy
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n. support; active pleading on something's behalf
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affidavit
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n. written statement made under oath
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adulterate
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v. make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
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